Shipper Packer - GDEC TO23

Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Overview:

The Shipper / Packer provides technical guidance to employees on the interpretation, application and modification of preservation, packaging and packing matters, to include processing criteria, procedures and techniques. A high level of English proficiency is essential for this role.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Resolves complex problems connected with preservation, packaging, and marking methods.
• Blocks and braces a wide variety of military equipment and supplies.
• Studies and analyzes the preservation, packaging, and packing program to assure program effectiveness.
• Implement changes in packaging methods, requirement and procedures.
• Establishes packaging standard operating procedures for the employees to follow.
• Ensures that employees are provided updates and changes to packaging regulations to include hazardous packaging requirements.
• Reviews packaging discrepancies and recommend ds appropriate corrective actions.
• Recommends methods of preservation when guidance is not readily available from data systems.
• Researches technical, performance, environmental and cost data on packing materials.
• Read specifications and photographs as/if required in DLA contract.
• Formal training of technical/certifiable aspects of packing and shipping hazardous material is required every two years.
• Utilizes management policy, principles and practices in order to apply, interpret and implement packaging guidelines.
• Knowledge of automated systems (e.g. DSS, HMIRS, FEDLOG, FLOS, JHCS, etc.).
• Applies conventional fact-finding, analytical and problem solving methods and techniques to identify packing problems.
• Analyze diverse and often vague data to determine trends, solve problems and recommend a course of action.
• Keep abreast of and evaluate new developments pertaining to areas of responsibility to ensure that planning, approaches, findings and decisions will result in an efficient packaging/preservation process.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• There are no supervisory responsibilities associated with this position.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum one (1) year specific experience in material handling, supply, distribution, inspection, or related areas.
• One year using woodshop tools, fabricating containers, framing construction, or preservation, packing, and packaging.
• One year specific experience demonstrating ability to read blueprints, measure fabrication.
• Experience identifying various materials for construction of wood containers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Saudi national, familiar with local safety regulations and government procedures in Saudi Arabia.
• Fluent in English, with strong communication skills.
• Skill in operating materials handling equipment such as forklifts, tugs, stock selectors and other general purpose equipment to move items to or from storage locations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite products including, Word, Excel, Access and Outlook software.
• Demonstrate a good attitude and ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to work effectively under a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently, works in a fast paced environment on multiple projects, and has a strong attention for detail.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be able to occasionally stand; walk; sit; use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; operate office equipment, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.

Continued employment is contingent on being able to deemed fit for work by the Saudi Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) by completing a physical through their approved hospital system.

Work Environment:

The aforementioned work is performed in both an indoor and outdoor warehouse, as well as in an office setting.